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Bush Family Fortunes

Bush Family Fortunes via Greg Palast.

Bush Family Fortunes is a documentary that will make you shake your head and want to throw something at your TV. If even half of what BBC investigative reporter Greg Palast reveals is true and you happen to be an American you may or may not be calling for a revolution depending on whether you are a democrat or a republican.

No War Against Iran: December Digest

• Yearly Price Tab for Afghan Forces: $6 Billion, Indefinitely | Danger Room | Wired.com http://ow.ly/3rmHj
• If you read Wikileaks you are a felon - Boing Boing http://ow.ly/3rmqz
• Top CIA spy in Pakistan pulled amid threats after public accusation over attack http://ow.ly/3r7c8
• Intelligence Reports Offer Grim Outlook on Afghanistan War http://ow.ly/3q1sJ
• US Air Force Blocks Internet Access To New York Times, Guardian And 23 Other Website Posting WikiLeaks Documents http://ow.ly/3pgVA

"In a society where truth becomes treason, we're in big trouble" - Ron Paul

• U.S. Armored Cadillacs are Iraq Bomb Bait | Danger Room | Wired.com http://ow.ly/3p53S
• US surge in Afghanistan 'not working' - Telegraph http://ow.ly/3osQs
• Leaked documents reveal US and Afghan government collusion with major traffickers. http://ow.ly/3nwBr
• Blasphemy trials in Pakistan reveal a broken justice system http://ow.ly/3nvQf 

Pathetic.

• John Pilger: Why are wars not being reported honestly? | Media | The Guardian http://ow.ly/3njKA
• Gates: Afghanistan war progress has 'exceeded my expectations' http://ow.ly/3mb0N

But really, what would you expect him to say?

• Iran talks end with little sign of progress http://ow.ly/3ldpM
• WikiLeak: Pakistanis ‘Sabotage’ U.S. Mercs, Gear, Diplos | Danger Room | Wired.com http://ow.ly/3jcM6
• Communications lay bare the corruption battle in Afghanistan http://ow.ly/3jcs7

No War Against Iran - November Digest

• How to Schedule a War | Mother Jones http://ow.ly/3hhaE
  
• t r u t h o u t | Dennis Kucinich: Fake Taliban Leader, Fake Elections, Fake Deadline, Real Trouble http://ow.ly/3hh42

“The only real thing about this war is the dead and wounded soldiers and civilians, the wasted tax dollars and the mounting evidence telling us to get out.”

• New Low For Afghanistan War: 47 Percent of Military Families Want Troops Brought Home « SpeakEasyhttp://ow.ly/3hh0H

Every day, more and more people are willing to state the obvious: the Afghanistan War isn’t making us safer and it’s not worth the cost. Now the president is losing a powerful constituency on his Afghanistan policy: almost half of military families say the troops should be brought home .

• Pakistan Shuts the Door on Transparency: http://ow.ly/3hgv7

Half of $7.5b US aid to be funneled through gov. ministries, not aid groups.

• WikiLeaks: U.S. bombs Yemen in secret - War Room - Salon.com http://ow.ly/3hgoM

US more than willing to let Yemen take the blame for killing civilians, children.

Diplomatic cables reveal the U.S. has been launching strikes in Yemen, but attacks are claimed by local government

• It's Official: White House Brands Wikileaks, And All Those Associated, As Criminals | zero hedge http://ow.ly/3h77D
  
• The US of A breaks the Soviet record - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com http://ow.ly/3g4Ds

As of tomorrow, the American occupation of Afghanistan will have lasted longer than the suicidal Soviet one

• YouTube - Brzezinski on the Afghan war Pt1 http://ow.ly/3dgTu
  
• Peak Oil: why the Pentagon is pessimistic [EXCLUSIVE] - Oil Man - Blog LeMonde.fr http://ow.ly/3c8d1
  
• Afghanistan will be gripped by 'extreme violence' after troops leave | World news | The Guardianhttp://ow.ly/3bA3W
  
• Get Out of Afghanistan? US and NATO Think They're Just Getting Started | World | AlterNet http://ow.ly/3bzPZ
  
• Chart of the Day: Peak Oil | Mother Jones http://ow.ly/39DjY

• In new memoir, Bush makes clear he approved use of waterboarding http://ow.ly/34Nja
  
• OpEdNews - Article: JStreet Poll: American Jews Aren't Buying Iran Threat As Issue http://ow.ly/341Xa
  
• Ex-Gitmo Detainee Helped Uncover Bomb Plot [FISHY] http://ow.ly/32V74

"In fact, Yemeni officials suspect he had been serving as a "double agent" planted in al Qaeda by the Saudis, according to the AP."

• Saudi arms deal is about Iran (Rep. Ron Paul) - The Hill's Congress Blog http://ow.ly/32UED

"We are told that our increasingly aggressive policies toward Iran are justified by that country’s rigid Islamic laws and human-rights violations, while the even more repressive Islamic rule in Saudi Arabia is never mentioned."

October 2010: NWAI Digest!

November 2010 NWAI: Digest! All the best posts from No War Against Iran in Digest form.

Last months digest: here.

Perpetual War: "In other words, three to six years from now, if all went as planned -- a radical unlikelihood, given the Afghan War so far -- the U.S. might be back close to the force levels of early 2009, before the President’s second surge was launched."

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Perpetual War: "In other words, three to six years from now, if all went as planned -- a radical unlikelihood, given the Afghan War so far -- the U.S. might be back close to the force levels of early 2009, before the President’s second surge was launched."

NSFW RePost: What really went on in Abu Gharib. Photos.

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NSFW RePost: What really went on in Abu Gharib. Photos.


A Drug Against War: NSFW: Pictures from Abu Gharib.
drug-against-war.blogspot.com

Michael Moore: Woodward Book Reveals That Civilian Control of the Military Is a Joke | | AlterNet http://ow.ly/2MLAB

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Michael Moore: Woodward Book Reveals That Civilian Control of the Military Is a Joke | | AlterNethttp://ow.ly/2MLAB


Michael Moore: Woodward Book Reveals That Civilian Control of the Military Is a Joke |
The only people really making the decisions about America's wars wear uniforms. They have lots of weapons they bought from the corporations they will work for when they retire.

The President’s Power to Order the Extra-Judicial Execution of an American Citizen—By Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine) http://ow.ly/2NpOT

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The President’s Power to Order the Extra-Judicial Execution of an American Citizen—By Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine) http://ow.ly/2NpOT


The President’s Power to Order the Extra-Judicial Execution of an American Citizen—By Scott Horton (...
When stories originally surfaced to the effect that President Obama had authorized the killing of an American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki, my first reaction was to say that the criticism of some civil libertarians was overblown. A warrior fighting on the battlefield against U.S. forces in a conflict...

I understand that President Musharraf has his own challenges. But let me make this clear. There are terrorists holed up in those mountains who murdered 3,000 Americans. They are plotting to strike again. It was a terrible mistake to fail to act when we had a chance to take out an al Qaeda leadership meeting in 2005. If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will. - Obama on Pakistan, August 2007

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BarackObama.com | Remarks of Senator Obama: The War We Need to Win
www.barackobama.com
Official Website of Barack Obama 2008 Presidential Campaign

Just last week, FBI agents raided half a dozen homes of anti-war activists in Minneapolis and Chicago, carting away papers, computers, clothing, and other personal effects, all in the name of investigating “material support of terrorism.”

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Surveillance State: Government Snooping, Prying, and Informing Worse Than You Think | Civil Liberties
The tainting of character, the undermining of basic trust, the disruption of democratic politics -- these are the great achievements of state surveillance.

Another oil rich country with a history of trying to maintain its independence from US interventionism is now accused by 'Foreign Policy' magazine of aiding and abeding Iran in its quest for nuclear weapons. Can you guess who?

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Chávez's Secret Nuclear Program - By Roger F. Noriega
www.foreignpolicy.com
The "cement plant," in fact, processes ore from the Impasco mine, according to sources familiar with the facility. The facility, located in southern Monagas state, was built in 2007 by Edhasse Sanat, a firm owned by Iran's Ministry of Mines. According to eyewitnesses, the plant has yet to produce a ...

Israeli Finance Minister calls for a naval blockade of Iran within 2 to 6 months.

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Israeli Finance Minister calls for a naval blockade of Iran within 2 to 6 months.


Israel To Iran: Time’s Up | The Jewish Week
www.thejewishweek.com

‘Peak Oil’ : Jimmy Carter’s Secretary of Energy sounds the alarm - Oil Man - Blog LeMonde.fr http://ow.ly/2P7DP

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‘Peak Oil’ : Jimmy Carter’s Secretary of Energy sounds the alarm - Oil Man - Blog LeMonde.frhttp://ow.ly/2P7DP


‘Peak Oil’ : Jimmy Carter’s Secretary of Energy sounds the alarm - Oil Man - Blog LeMonde.fr
‘Peak Oil’ : le ministre de l’énergie de Jimmy Carter sonne l’alarme AccueilPeak oil : “A conspiracy to keep it quiet” in Washington, says Robert Hirsch

A Senate report rips into Pentagon for failing to keep track of tens of thousands of private security contractors in Afghanistan, a failure that places both the mission and U.S. troops at grave risk.

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A Senate report rips into Pentagon for failing to keep track of tens of thousands of private security contractors in Afghanistan, a failure that places both the mission and U.S. troops at grave risk.


Senate report blasts Pentagon for handling of security contractors
www.cnn.com
A Senate report released Thursday rips into the Pentagon for failing to keep track of tens of thousands of private security contractors in Afghanistan, a failure that places both the mission and U.S. troops at grave risk.

A Drug Against War: INQUIRY INTO THE ROLE AND OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN AFGHANISTAN http://ow.ly/2Qou2

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A Drug Against War: INQUIRY INTO THE ROLE AND OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN AFGHANISTAN http://ow.ly/2Qou2


A Drug Against War: INQUIRY INTO THE ROLE AND OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN AFGHANISTAN

Soldier Describes Murder of Afghan for Sport in Leaked Tape - NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/2Qpgp

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Soldier Describes Murder of Afghan for Sport in Leaked Tape - NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/2Qpgp


Soldier Describes Murder of Afghan for Sport in Leaked Tape - NYTimes.com
ABC News has obtained video of an American soldier charged with murder describing how his unit killed an innocent Afghan civilian for sport.

28 oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces attacked - CNN.com http://ow.ly/2R26j

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28 oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces attacked - CNN.com http://ow.ly/2R26j


28 oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces attacked
Dozens of oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces caught fire Saturday after gunmen attacked in Pakistan's western Baluchistan province, local police said.

Just one American in ten would support a U.S.-led attack, even if Iran tested a nuclear bomb or attacked Israel. http://ow.ly/2S9sJ

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Just one American in ten would support a U.S.-led attack, even if Iran tested a nuclear bomb or attacked Israel.http://ow.ly/2S9sJ


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Gloves Come Off Afghan Air War; Strikes Spike 172% | Danger Room | Wired.com http://ow.ly/2SfQ4

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Gloves Come Off Afghan Air War; Strikes Spike 172% | Danger Room | Wired.com http://ow.ly/2SfQ4


Gloves Come Off Afghan Air War; Strikes Spike 172%
The gloves have come off in the air war over Afghanistan. Last month, NATO attack planes dropped their bombs and fired their guns on 700 separate missions.

A shred of hope: NATO Backs Taliban Peace Talks | The Nation http://ow.ly/2TFc2

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A shred of hope: NATO Backs Taliban Peace Talks | The Nation http://ow.ly/2TFc2


NATO Backs Taliban Peace Talks | The Nation
With Bob Gates on the way out, and a new national security adviser who's a war skeptic, Obama has shifted gears on negotiating with the Taliban.

Ex-top soldier: Iraq war ‘fiasco’ due to Rumsfeld’s ‘lies’ | Raw Story http://ow.ly/2TPsS "Spinning the possible possession of WMDs as a threat to the United States in the way they did is, in my opinion, tantamount to intentionally deceiving the American people," Shelton writes. [OBVIOUS]

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Ex-top soldier: Iraq war ‘fiasco’ due to Rumsfeld’s ‘lies’ | Raw Story http://ow.ly/2TPsS "Spinning the possible possession of WMDs as a threat to the United States in the way they did is, in my opinion, tantamount to intentionally deceiving the American people," Shelton writes. [OBVIOUS]


Ex-top soldier: Iraq war ‘fiasco’ due to Rumsfeld’s ‘lies’ | Raw Story
The US had no reason to invade Iraq in 2003, and only did so because of "a series of lies" told to the American people by the Bush administration, says Gen. Hugh Shelton, who served for four years as the US's top military officer.

Tony Blair: "Personally, I Think Israel Would Not Allow Iran to Get Nuclear Weapons" - The Atlantic http://ow.ly/2TRnQ Am I the only one who wishes Tony Blair would just go away?

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Tony Blair: "Personally, I Think Israel Would Not Allow Iran to Get Nuclear Weapons" - The Atlantic
http://ow.ly/2TRnQ
Am I the only one who wishes Tony Blair would just go away?

Before meeting with Obama, Rice says mistakes were made in Iraq - CNN.com http://ow.ly/2UfpTIt's funny how their stories begin to change once they leave the bubble... Maybe she will apologize in 30 years like Robert McNamara did... http://ow.ly/2Ufru

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Before meeting with Obama, Rice says mistakes were made in Iraq - CNN.com http://ow.ly/2UfpT
It's funny how their stories begin to change once they leave the bubble... Maybe she will apologize in 30 years like Robert McNamara did... http://ow.ly/2Ufru


Before meeting with Obama, Rice says mistakes were made in Iraq
Before meeting with Obama, Rice says mistakes were made in Iraq - CNN.com http://ow.ly/2UfpT It's funny how their stories begin to change once they leave the bubble... Maybe she will apologize in 30 years like Robert McNamara did... http://ow.ly/2Ufru

Taliban: 'Britain is our greatest source of funding' - http://ow.ly/2XdJgThe commander added that an attack on Britain and Europe could happen “at any time”.

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Taliban: 'Britain is our greatest source of funding' - http://ow.ly/2XdJg

The commander added that an attack on Britain and Europe could happen “at any time”.

'US, Israel and Iran have approached the end game'Are sanctions hardening Iran's resolve? http://ow.ly/2XdZr

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'US, Israel and Iran have approached the end game'
Are sanctions hardening Iran's resolve?
http://ow.ly/2XdZr


US, Israel and Iran have approached the end game
US policy of sanctions and engagement is hardening Iran’s position, claims ex-Teheran U. prof at debate on Islamic Republic in Washington.

Afghan War Is Off the Voters' Radar - NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/2Xo8h

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Afghan War Is Off the Voters' Radar - NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/2Xo8h


Afghan War Is Off the Voters' Radar - NYTimes.com
Afghanistan is barely a blip on voters' radars as the midterm elections approach.

Juan Williams: Did he make a bigoted remark or was he expressing a nuanced view that takes human nature into account? http://ow.ly/2Y7ua

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Juan Williams: Did he make a bigoted remark or was he expressing a nuanced view that takes human nature into account? http://ow.ly/2Y7ua


NPR Fires Juan Williams Over Remarks Made About Muslims On O’Reilly Factor
NPR has terminated the contract of long-time contributor Juan Williams over remarks he made on the O'Reilly Factor last night. On Monday night's O'Reilly Factor Williams weighed in on Bill O'Reilly's now infamous View appearance (watch the video below).

Wikileaks Iraq War Logs: Every Death Mapped | Disinformation http://ow.ly/2Yx9P

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Wikileaks Iraq War Logs: Every Death Mapped | Disinformation http://ow.ly/2Yx9P


Wikileaks Iraq War Logs: Every Death Mapped | Disinformation
Simon Rogers reports in the Guardian: The Wikileaks Iraq war logs provide us with a unique picture of every death in Iraq. These are those events mapped using Google Fusion tables.

Iraq war logs: US turned over captives to Iraqi torture squads | World news | The Guardian http://ow.ly/2YzaX

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Iraq war logs: US turned over captives to Iraqi torture squads | World news | The Guardian http://ow.ly/2YzaX


Iraq war logs: US turned over captives to Iraqi torture squads | World news | The Guardian
Nick Clegg calls for answers to 'extremely serious' abuse reports, but says it is up to US to answer for its own forces

Iran Must Not Meddle in Afghanistan, U.S. Says After Bag of Cash Reported - Bloomberg http://ow.ly/2YzNJ

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Iran Must Not Meddle in Afghanistan, U.S. Says After Bag of Cash Reported - Bloomberg http://ow.ly/2YzNJ


Iran Must Not Meddle in Afghanistan, U.S. Says After Bag of Cash Reported
The U.S. said Iran shouldn’t interfere with Afghanistan’s internal affairs following a report that an Iranian official gave an aide of President Hamid Karzai a bag filled with packets of euro bills.

Tomgram: Nick Turse, Base Desires in Afghanistan | TomDispatch http://ow.ly/2YAVN

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Tomgram: Nick Turse, Base Desires in Afghanistan | TomDispatch http://ow.ly/2YAVN

Gen. Hugh Shelton: Bush Officials Pushed For Iraq War 'Almost To The Point Of Insubordination' (VIDEO) http://ow.ly/2YD9g

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Gen. Hugh Shelton: Bush Officials Pushed For Iraq War 'Almost To The Point Of Insubordination' (VIDEO)http://ow.ly/2YD9g


Gen. Hugh Shelton: Bush Officials Pushed For Iraq War 'Almost To The Point Of Insubordination' (VIDEO)
Former Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Hugh Shelton says that, during the Bush administration, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz, and other Pentagon officials pushed to go to war with Iraq "almost to the point of insubordination." "There was a very strong push in those days fo

“We’ve never lost complete command and control and functionality of 50 ICBMs” | Emptywheel http://ow.ly/300sg

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“We’ve never lost complete command and control and functionality of 50 ICBMs” | Emptywheel http://ow.ly/300sg


“We’ve never lost complete command and control and functionality of 50 ICBMs” | Emptywheel
Only, as of this weekend, we have completely lost command and control of a whole bunch of ICBMs. President Obama was briefed this morning on a power failure at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming that took 50 nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), one-ninth of the U.S. missile stockp

British and US troops to remain in Afghanistan for years under Nato agreement - Telegraph http://ow.ly/300Mk

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British and US troops to remain in Afghanistan for years under Nato agreement - Telegraph http://ow.ly/300Mk


British and US troops to remain in Afghanistan for years under Nato agreement
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Nato secretary general, has said British and US troops will remain on Afghanistan's front lines for years under an open-ended agreement to be signed next month.

US says Taliban absorbing the blows: report - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://ow.ly/30yyU

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US says Taliban absorbing the blows: report - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://ow.ly/30yyU

The swoosh sound is the pentagon flushing your tax money away:US Can't Untangle Billions in Bush-Era Afghan Spending http://ow.ly/30WTo

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The swoosh sound is the pentagon flushing your tax money away:
US Can't Untangle Billions in Bush-Era Afghan Spending http://ow.ly/30WTo


t r u t h o u t | US Can't Untangle Billions in Bush-Era Afghan Spending
Washington - The U.S. government knows it's awarded nearly $18 billion in contracts for rebuilding Afghanistan over the last three years, but it can't account for spending before 2007.

'Free' is just a four letter word.No terror arrests in 100,000 police counter-terror searches: http://ow.ly/30XgB

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'Free' is just a four letter word.
No terror arrests in 100,000 police counter-terror searches:
http://ow.ly/30XgB


No terror arrests in 100,000 police counter-terror searches, figures show | UK news | guardian.co.uk
Just 504 people out of 101,248 searches under counter-terror powers last year were held for any offence, Home Office reveals

Humiliate, strip, threaten: UK military interrogation manuals discovered | UK news | The Guardian http://ow.ly/30YsS

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Humiliate, strip, threaten: UK military interrogation manuals discovered | UK news | The Guardianhttp://ow.ly/30YsS


Humiliate, strip, threaten: UK military interrogation manuals discovered | UK news | The Guardian
Exclusive: Methods devised in secret in recent years may breach international law

Bombs found in cargo were expertly made, officials say - The Denver Post http://ow.ly/32eOZ

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Bombs found in cargo were expertly made, officials say - The Denver Post http://ow.ly/32eOZ


Bombs found in cargo were expertly made, officials say - The Denver Post
The powerful bombs concealed inside cargo packages and destined for the United States were expertly constructed and unusually sophisticated, U.S. officials said Saturday, further evidence that al-Qaeda

Hostage Case at Baghdad Church Ends in Bloodbath - NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/32eZh

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Hostage Case at Baghdad Church Ends in Bloodbath - NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/32eZh


Hostage Case at Baghdad Church Ends in Bloodbath
The Iraqi police stormed a church where gunmen had taken close to 100 hostages, and at least 30 hostages and 7 security forces were killed in the fighting.

Hidden Bases, Secret Raids: WikiLeaks Reveals CIA’s Iraq Ops | Danger Room | Wired.com http://ow.ly/32f9z

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Hidden Bases, Secret Raids: WikiLeaks Reveals CIA’s Iraq Ops | Danger Room | Wired.com http://ow.ly/32f9z